Remember the Windows 11 feature called Recall that was deemed to be a privacy nightmare? We are talking about the Windows 11 recall tool that was demoed at the recent Build 2024 conference by Satya Nadella and his team. The company now seems ready to bring the new feature for its Windows users in the coming weeks.
It is vital that Microsoft fixes the issues that forced them to delay the release of Recall, and ensure that the privacy loopholes are rectified and simplified for a better and secure way of working.
Windows Recall AI Feature – Will It Be Safe Now?
The company showcased how Windows 11 and its AI tech can capture screenshots of your activities to help you trace back in the history of files, websites or apps you have opened. It also pointed out that Recall has a photographic memory of your virtual activity on the Windows PC. But a security researcher warned that the data accessed through Recall and stored on the Windows 11 PC is readable when the person signs into their Microsoft account.
Clearly, Microsoft feels that AI can optimise search on PCs with Recall but its compromises felt bigger than the convenience on offer. We are hoping the new-look Recall has got the right security checks to evade such malicious attempts.
“Recall will be available to Windows Insiders starting in October,” the company has confirmed via a blog post this month. The fact that it will be coming to Insiders first suggests it is not ready and optimised to run on millions of Windows 11 PCs who might get it via a new update at a later date.
AI features have shown promise and concerns in equal measures and it is now up to brands like Microsoft to avoid such instances where their focus on AI doesn’t come at the cost of user’s privacy. The PC industry is banking on AI machines to help the market grow in the next few years, and it needs the right tools that are safe and reliable.
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